James Weldon Johnson, formerly American Consul in Nicaragoa, and Louis Gannett of New York, Jxociate editor of "The which has published many' articles attacking the State Department on charges of During the course of the hea ings, which will feature South and Central American loans, loans made to France, China, and other nations will also be investigated and before they are finished it is expedtad that a complete story of loans made by American bankers to foreign countries, and the terms and. immade public. ins of the Toans, will China's Defaults Just what may be expected to develop with regard to China yet unknown, but it can be safely Predicted that even the wildest witness brought forward will be unable te say that the United States has used military intervention or other harsh methods in collecting Chinese obliga tions. The entire history of American private loans to China has been tone in which the banker have been trying to collect without any noticeable success.
Many of the loans have been defaulted by the Chinese Government and the bankers are now holding. the sack. If the committee goes into the subject as deeply as is Tow expected, however, it may be assum Jed that some of the international bankers will tell of their trials and {tribulations concerning collections, China and the record may, there fore, furnish some unwritten payes with regard to the subject.
The lincheng Payment Despatches from Peking that the was a former Chinese Government has paid $300,-|Wu Pei-fu arrived in Hankow payment of "A" and "B" claims re outrage brings to mind that a indi majority of the Americans wi returned to the United States and disguised himself will receive their indemnities through the State Department here rather than through the American Minister in Peking Major Roland Pinger, who, with his wife and son, was captur-fed, is now Assistant Professor of Military Science at, the University of California at Berkeley.
Major Robert A. Allen, also captured with his wife and small sony. lis now stationed at the Presidio at Sam Francisco, Californ 'Miss Lucy 'C. Aldrich, sister-in-haw of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. her feompanion, Miss MeFadden, and her maid, Miss Edith Schonberg, are at Miss' Aldrieh's home at Naugatuck, (Connecticut.
Mr. Jo JO. San Henley is "Mr. Larry Lehrbas is now staff [correspondent for the International News Service at Washington, D. C, A Distinguished Oficer One of the most valiant heroes of tie Civil Waty and an army off cor cho wax closely identified with the [American for during the Boxer Zebellion in China, has just died fie home in Wilmington: Delaware, Major-General James Harrison Wilton, retired, was the last of the crys commanders in the Civil War, the outstanding cavalryman all time in the Ametiean Army, trid second in command to General Chagee in the Boxer troubles, General Wilson was 87 yenrs old and had been ill for, many months the physical eneroachmente of nes He was one of the ablest tiers. who served. under Sherman and Sheridan in the Cid War, retiring In 1870 a4. 0 Slajen-General, hit retirement. 9 joe"in effect nil the beginning of next war to which the United tes way a party."
Ti the Cle War Genera) Wilson war the outstanding cavalry come pander of the North, He wae given evel by the Assistunt Secretary of War. Mr. Charles A. Dana, for "that emfarkate plan of campaign which
Sretn tnktes "an General U.S lar andthe, saoaing Shively the capture Vighs-
Grant had' habit Win ea emer don's have. to explain."
Hu erestent exploit wu income mani if all cavalry and. mounted Infantry: of the Armies of the Tone rivet, Cumberland and Ohio, when he routed General Eorrest, ren: Confederate cavalry leader, at Montevallo and Ebenezer Church.
Ir, 28 days—after defeating General Early—his command marched miles und captured five fortified cities, 28 stands of colours, 288 joees of artillery, and took) over 6.008 prisoners, including six wen=
General Wilson finished his. bril-
Jian: service by capturing Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, for where apprehension Pre-silent Lincoln had offered a reward The Boxer Expedition Geoeral Wilson had retired 28 cure previous te the Spanish: American war, but wae given com: mated of a corps in Porto Rice and was later transferred to Matanzas ander General Leonard Wood, now cerno-General of the Philip= vines Wiser American troops were sent te Tientsin during the Boxer out~ cronk General Wilson was placed seed in command t9 General Cha-fee shi was in command of the Britich and American troops at the capture wf the Eigght Temples, Duriny his retirement Geneval Wilson built and manage? railroads the Mississippi Valley and ow "England, notably the Cairo Vincennes, the St- Louis and uitheastern, and the Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis Air Line, He served for a number of years chaicnran of the Delaware Repablicar, State Committee. In 1902 he was appointed by President Roweveli as a member of the special embassy at the coronation of King Edward VIL. He was the hor of several volumes, including China: Travels and Investigations che Middle Kingdom" dealing with his experience in railroad a China, reported through Chinese [sources thi di a Japanese general who adviser ty Marshal on 000 Mex. to the foreign Legations inthe night of the 14th instant, and wax preparing to travel to Yochow sulting from the Lincheng bandiz/when he was prevented from con-his journey by the Japanese Consol-General., The sory goes on were captured in that raid have nov sto say that the general afterwards under the name of Mr. Wu, loti the port for Yochow on Monday week:
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